In the close-knit world of professional snipers, the orders “take the shot if you have a shot” usually ends in bloodshed, and that’s exactly what happened in the Rocky Mountain State, as reported by both the ABC News affiliate (TheDenverChannel.com) in Denver, CO, and the Taiwanese/Japanese TomoNews video portal on Jan. 15, 2014.

A yet to be identified hostage taker reportedly had an undisclosed number of civilians held in a Denver 7-11 convenience store as he was on the run from local law enforcement.

Witnesses state they saw the man being questioned by police when he suddenly dropped his coat and bolt for the nearby 7-11.